Dow Formulated Systems Announces New Jobs

ROBERTA, GA., February 7, 2011– Dow Formulated Systems, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company,a today announced the completion of an agreement with the Crawford County Development Authority. This new arrangement will help add four new, full time manufacturing jobs to the Dow manufacturing site located in Roberta, GA. It will also enable Dow's facility to produce an additional ten million pounds of 'Epoxy Systems' per year.  Epoxy Systems are specialty formulations based on epoxy resins, a plastic-like material known for its strength, endurance and flexibility.  Epoxy Systems produced in the Roberta plant are used primarily in the fabrication of wind turbine blades. This project is part of Dow's overall and ongoing investment in the state of Georgia and will have a ripple effect that will benefit the state's citizens,' said Cara Leigh Baggett, Production/Site Leader for The Dow Chemical Company. 'I particularly want to thank Charlie Westberry and Brenda Carroll of the Development Authority of Crawford County; Benjamin Hollis, Vice-Chairman of the Crawford County Commission; D'Lyn Jones, Crawford County Chief Appraiser; Jennifer Nelson of the Georgia Department of Economic Development; Laura Mathis, Director of Public Administration for the Middle Georgia Regional Commission; and the citizens of Crawford County for their dedication and support in seeing this project become a reality.'

Baggett said, 'Dow has a tradition of partnering with both the Crawford County and Roberta communities.  We were very pleased to have the opportunity to bring new jobs to the area and to know that we are supporting our neighboring communities.'

Baggett concluded: 'Dow has a long history of innovation of which we are very proud, going back to the company's founder, Herbert Henry Dow in 1897.  Since then, Dow has remained focused on providing superior chemistry and its benefits to people around the world.  The steps we've taken today in Roberta reflect the tradition of our founder's entrepreneurial spirit. About Dow Dow (NYSE: Dow) combines the power of science and technology with the 'Human Element' to passionately innovate what is essential to human progress. The Company connects chemistry and innovation with the principles of sustainability to help address many of the world's most challenging problems such as the need for clean water, renewable energy generation and conservation, and increasing agricultural productivity. Dow's diversified industry-leading portfolio of specialty chemical, advanced materials, agrosciences and plastics businesses delivers a broad range of technology-based products and solutions to customers in approximately 160 countries and in high growth sectors such as electronics, water, energy, coatings and agriculture. In 2010, Dow had annual sales of $53.7 billion and employed approximately 50,000 people worldwide. The Company's more than 5,000 products are manufactured at 188 sites in 35 countries across the globe. References to "Dow" or the "Company" mean The Dow Chemical Company and its consolidated subsidiaries unless otherwise expressly noted. More about Dow can be found at http://www.dow.com/